August , 2007
Jog Falls Diary and Coffee Crisis
On the Way to Jog Falls
There is no train to Jog falls. Centuries back the British had an ambitious plan of linking the Konkan coast to Deccan plateau via Jog falls by rail. They had to abandon it because of its inaccessibility, dense forests, fast flowing rivers and the sky reaching mountains.
The train from Bangalore terminates its journey at the charming city of Shimoga on the banks of river Thunga. Shimoga is known as gateway of Malnad (meaning the hilly region in Kannada). This small modern, progressive city has retained its old charm. One can travel by a rail bus or a toy train from Shimoga to Talaguppa, the last railway station, 15 KM from Jog falls. This 90 KM route is breathtaking. Rail bus goes through tall sandal wood, rose wood, teakwood and jackfruit trees crisscrossing the low hills of....




More about D P Satish
D P Satish has been a journalist for the past 11 years. Born at picturesque Jog Falls in Shimoga district of Karnataka, Satish did his graduation in English Literature. He is a post-graduate in Journalism from the prestigious Asian College of Journalism, Bangalore (now in Chennai). After a brief stint with the Indian Express Group, he shifted to TV. He also worked for an American news magazine called ' Image '. He has widely travelled and covered some of the biggest events from South of Vindhyas in the first decade of the 21st century. He is passionate about English literature, classical music, cinema, history, photography, jazz and Cricket. A self-proclaimed centrist, Satish keenly follows major political developments from across the World. He blogs regularly and spends hours searching for readable material from the Internet! He belives that journalism is a calling and a person meant to be a journalist, can't escape from it. A hillman at heart and by birth, Satish lives and works in New Delhi. But, loves Bangalore more than Delhi!



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